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Pundits on Putin's op-ed: From vomiting to sarcasm

By Amber Phillips

Digital First Media

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09/12/2013 07:41:22 AM MDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the G-20 summit in Russia this month. In an op-ed in the New York Times, he strongly criticized the US's role in Syria, to many American's chagrin. (Getty Images)

Pundits widely panned Russian President Vladimir Putin's op-ed in the New York Times on Syria

Pundits on Putin's op-ed: From vomiting to sarcasm

Vladimir Putin took the world by surprise Thursday morning with an op-ed in the New York Times criticizing the U.S. for "not pursuing peace" in Syria. The Russian president also wrote that Syrian rebels carried through chemical weapons attack on Syria - in direct conflict an upcoming U.N. report that concludes Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad probably used chemical weapons on his own people.American politicians and foreign policy experts panned the op-ed as pompous, overreaching and full of unsolicited advice.Former Secretary ...

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